Carrier



Application filed July 3, 1920. fierial No. 398,795.

To all whom it may concern:

it known that I, ALPHoNso V. BARIO, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of lBronxville, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has to do with a carrier and more particularly it relates to a hand carrier for readily transporting infants and small children.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a carrier which preferably is for use in carrying infants in comfortable and to positions and out of contact with the individual transporting the carrier, and to provide means for rasping the carrier so that it is readily he d by one hand. Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description.

A selected embodiment of this invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of a carrier with its sides extended and with a prop shown in dotted lines; and

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the carrier with the sides folded over and held by a fastener.

Referring to the drawings, the selected embodiment is shown in the form of a carrier 1 having a back 2 and a seat or saddle 3 arranged to readily receive an infant on the seat or astride the saddle and against the as back. Preferably the carrier is provided with sides 4 which are brought into contact with the infant and held in that position by any desirable means such, for instance, as strap 5 having a buckle 6. The carrier 1s provided with handles 7 which are readily gras ed by one hand of an individual. Pref erab y, the handles cooperate with the sides to maintain the infant in a position so that it will not slide or roll from the carrier, but

as will be free to kick and move its arms about.

the sides may be removed. A carrier of this type provides a means for easil transporting and holdin infants in sue a manner that they are sa e from injury and cool and comfortable with their backs flat and straight. The carrier is especially adapted for use in carrying the infant when travel- Tn constructing the illustrated carrier, the

back 2 and the seat or saddle 3 are preferably formed by means of a suitable frame which has the saddle continuous with the back. Such a frame is readily provided by bending a wire 8 in any desired shape and is herein shown as oval shape. The frame, however,

may be constructed of any desired material formed in suitable manner to support a child. After bending the wire to form the saddle and oval portions, it is preferably held flexed to increase the rigidity and is retained in that position b means of havin its joining ends 9 and 10 eld within a sma pipe section 11 which prevents the ends of the wires from overlapping. The saddle portion 3 is held at an angle to the general plane of the oval portion by turnin up the end of the frame as illustrated. owever, the saddle may be formed at any desired point on the oval portion with a foot-rest or support below. For purposes of supporting the carrier on the ground or in other places and at an angle thereto, a supporting means such as a prop 12, shownin dotted lines on the drawing, may be provided. Preferably an attaching means such as eyelets 13 is formed by bending the wire 8 to receive the pro 12.

The supportmg part of the carrier which receives the infant is preferably formed by stretching a flexible member, such as cloth, canvas, leather or other material over the frame and preferably it is formed continuous to enclose the part of the frame forming the saddle 3. The flexible member herein employed consists of one or more pieces of cloth sewn to ther so that the wire frame may be inclu ed between the pieces The sides 4 are formed continuous with the main part and are of sufiicient length to fold the frame and within-the cloth a wadding 14 which forms a thin nattress. Preferably the sides 4 are not provided with wedding,-

but, if desired, it may be inserted'therein. For purposes of sanitation, a sanitary apron may be fastened to the carrier, or thecloth its employedas the flexible member may be of tached to to form the ban roll there .employed as a loop carrier from a desired support. The portion of sanitary structure.

Any suitable handle'may be made and at-- the sides or frame and may be attached in a suitable manner, or the handle may be provided by extending the sides and formin apertures therein to create grippin edges. Preferabl a single strip is employe es 7 and is attached to the sides and passes underneath. the carrier as as shown in'dotted lines. -'This strip may be made in two sections and attached only to the sides 4,01, if desired, may be attached to the frame proper. When the carrier is supported by the handles they assist in maintaming the infant in the carrier in a flat or inclined osition so that it cannot slip or from and, in addition, they may be by which to hang the ower the strip which extends across the ack 2 may be loose so that the prop 12 may be held between the strap and the back of the carrier to obviate the liability of the prop engaging foreign objects while the carrier is being transported.

During or after the cutting and sew ng of the flexible material into .the shape which will enclose the wire 8, the wadd ng may be placed therein and distributed evenly. The frame, after being bent, is then inserted between the pieces of the enveloping cloth and extended and fastened by having both ends 9 and 10 inserted in the pipe section 11. suitable means may be employed to retain the wadding in the seat or saddle in a. pos tion so that the frame does not bear directly against the infant, and preferably a large amount of wadding is stuffed in the saddle portion to accomplish this purpose. If desired, an adjustable, sun-protecting covering may be attached to the carrier so that the babys face may I be correctly protected. Such a cover preferably comprises a standard having a clip on one end to contact with the frame and the adjustable protector on the other end to be held at a distance above the surface of the carrier.

This invention may be variously embodied and the particular form of apparatus shown is capable of. being varied within the scope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. A carrier adapted to support children comprising a flexible means held in extended position, a small area of said means being held at an angle to the remaining area of said means to form-a saddle which fllIlCtlQIlS to prevent a child from sliding from said carrier, and a handle associated with said means for transporting said carrier.

2. A carrier adapted to support children comprising a frame held under flexure and having an end bent to form a saddle, a flexible means stretched over said frame,.and a grease? carrier adapted to support children comprising a frame-having one end held substantially at right angles to the rest of the frame to form a saddle, a flexible means enclosing said frame and having extensions for holding a child on said carrier, and bandles associated with said extensions for transporting said carrier.

4. A carrier adapted to support children comprising a frame having an upturned end, flexible means stretched across said frame and adapted to assist in holding a child,

flexible sides associated with said frame, and fastening means cooperating with said sides to hold the child in position on said carrier.

5. A carrier adapted to support children comprising a frame having one end held substantially at right-angles to the rest of the frame to form a saddle, flexible means enclosing said frame and having extensions, means for holding said extensions together to retain the child on said carrier, and handles associated with said flexible means for transporting said carrier and when under tension to assist in maintaining the child in normal position.

6. A carrier adapted to support children comprising an oval-shaped frame havin a portion held at an angle thereto, a flexi le means enclosing said frame and having a wadding within said flexible means, sides extending from the edges of said frame to fold into contact with a' child on the carrier, and handles associated with said sides and capable of being grasped by one hand for transporting the carrier.

7. A carrier adapted to support children comprising a frame having a portion thereof bent to form a saddle, a flexible means enclosing said frame and having wadding therein, said flexible means extended to form sides to be folded against a child, fastening means associated with said sides to hold the same in normal position, and a prop attached to said frame to hold the carrier in an upright or angular position.

8. A carrier adapted to support children comprising a frame having a portion thereof at an angle to a plane passing through adapted to support the in an inclined ranged to support substantially the full length of a chllds back, and means associated with said back rest for transporting said carrier and for assisting in maintain- 1 ing the child on said carrier.

10. A hand carrier for transporting children and being adapted to support a child position, said carrier having a portion for supporting substantially all of a childs back and having another portion in the form of a saddle to prevent the child from sliding from said carrier, and being provided with handles which may be grasped with one hand and which normally old the carrier so that the child is in the de sired inclined position.

11. A carrier for supporting a child comprising a flexible material, a frame for maintaining said material in predetermined position, said carrier formed to have two parts of different areas, said parts being positioned at an angle to each other, one part child on itsback and comprising a wire oval-shaped the other part adapted to maintain the child on the first part, and handles for transporting said carrier.

12. A carrier adapted to support children ingtwo eyes formed therein to hold a prop and having its lower end bent at an angle to form a saddle, over saidframe to form a support between the sides thereof, wadding within said cloth covering, flexible sides being extensions of said covering for folding against a child held on said carrier, a strap to be fastened to each of said sides to hold the child in position, and flexible handles associated with said sides and passing under said frame and cloth and having len h to have them meet above said child and to be grasped by one hand.

In testimony whereof, I have si ed my name to this specification this 2n day of July, 1920. ALPHONSO BARTO.

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